Home-Based Risk of Falling Assessment Test Using a Closed-Loop Balance Model

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1351-1362

  Ayena, Johannes C ^a   Zaibi, Helmi ^a   Otis, Martin J D ^a,b   Menelas, Bob Antoine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanisms; elderly; falls; one leg standing test; Parkinson's disease; tether release test

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

BIO-MECHANISMS; DAILY ACTIVITY; ELDERLY; ELECTRONIC RECORDS; FALLS; LONG TERM MONITORING; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; REAL-TIME COMPUTATIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84990963107     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2015.2508960     Document Type: Article

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